A Prayer for the austronauts of Columbia: Eli Eli......

[Vesayen]

Eli, Eli
She lo yigamer leolam
Hakhol ve hayam
Rishrush shel hamayim
Berak hashamayim
Tfilat ha'adam
Hakhol ve hayam
Rishrush shel hamayim
Berak hashamayim
Tfilat ha'adam

[Sirotnikov]

Translation from hebrew:

My Lord, My Lord
Don't let it ever end
The sea and the sand
The humm of the water
The lightning in the sky
The prayer of man
The sea and the sand
The humm of the water
The lightning in the sky
The prayer of man

[Sirotnikov]

Here's how the song sounds.

Change the extension from wav to mp3.

It's first in hebrew, and then in english translation.

[Vesayen]

Thank you for wav, was looking for one but couldnt find one

[Dinner]

It sounds interesting to me; I think I get more out of the wav then by reading it since I'm not used to the sound and cadence of Hebrew being spoken. Listening to a native speaker helps me understand it better.

[Plan Austral]

I didnt know jews pray for the departed.
Catholics also do it, but I think protestants are like against it.

[RGBVideo]

This martyr bs thing is a joke, right?


...right? Reminds me of WTC.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Plan Austral
I didnt know jews pray for the departed.
Catholics also do it, but I think protestants are like against it.

Nonsense. Protestants pray for the souls of the departed just like everyone else.

[Az]

I always thought of "Eli Eli" being a song, not a prayer.

but it has become such a part of all sad events that I think it is most suitable.

[Sirotnikov]

it started out as a poem, half prayer, and then people wrote the music for it.

[Az]

I've actually started singing this song, and started crying.


This is terrible.
*sigh*

[Sirotnikov]

I know, this song caused me to shed tears alot.

And i'm holding on , still.

[Vesayen]

I think how Eli Eli makes so many people feel, can elevate its status

[Eli]

Originally posted by Oerdin
It sounds interesting to me; I think I get more out of the wav then by reading it since I'm not used to the sound and cadence of Hebrew being spoken. Listening to a native speaker helps me understand it better.

I just want to point out that the accent of the singer in the wav is slightly different than the accent "used" in Israel.

[cavebear]

I am an atheist, so I have no hopes for the souls of the dead. Their existence is ended, and I can only hope it was not in pain and fright.

But I, too, am deeply saddened by the loss of life of brave people like the astronauts, and I have only sympathy for their loved ones left to deal with this tragedy. Too soon, the attention of the world will move on to other concerns and tragedies, and the surviving family, friends, and co-workers will suffer their loss and saddness alone.

I am especially saddened that the astronauts have been denied the thrill of a successful mission, the self-satisfaction of a job well-done, the sense of pride that they would have gotten to feel the rest of their natural days, and the closeness of their families when they returned home.

So much that could have been joyful and respected has now gone to ashes and dust, both figuratively and literally. My tears go to all those who are now bereft.